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Volume 101, Number 01 Part of the Marquette Wire
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UNREST
Members of MU community share their perspective
Photo by Meredith Gillepsie meredith.gillepsie@marquette.edu
The unrest in Sherman Park left much of the community in shambles after several businesses, like the BP gas station on Burleigh Street sufferred attacks of arson.
Sherman Park events ignite talk within community By Ryan Patterson
ryan.patterson@marquette.edu
The fatal shooting of 23-yearold Sylville Smith by Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan Aug. 13 in the Sherman Park neighborhood spurred unrest, and
affected the Marquette community. For two Marquette professors, and Sherman Park residents, the events two weeks ago presented an opportunity to think about the causes of the unrest and act on possible solutions. Teig Whaley-Smith is an adjunct associate professor of law at Marquette and the director of administrative services for Milwaukee County. Whaley-Smith was born and raised in Sherman Park,
and currently lives there with his wife and four children. The unrest took place about four blocks from their home. Whaley-Smith was initially taken aback by the unrest. “The fact that tension manifested itself in this form (of violence) surprised some people, and I would put myself in that category,” he said. “I never expected my neighborhood to be the subject of arson and things like that.”
Howard Fuller, Ph.D., distinguished professor of education and director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette, has lived in Sherman Park since 1988. His house is about 10 houses away from where Smith was shot and killed. He was less surprised by the unrest, but said it “could have happened in any community in the city.” Whaley-Smith agreed, saying,
“Of all the neighborhoods, we’ve had a history of being able to come together and resolve really, really tough issues.” Fuller has a long history of civil rights activism, and believes the recovery process will take considerable time. “There are different levels of emotions that are operating in our community,” Fuller said. “People
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